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Southern Illinois Fishing Reports

Southern Illinois Fishing Report - May 17th, 2013

Posted on Thu, 16 May 2013

Crab Orchard Lake

Fishing is good across the board. Crappies have moved to the banks. Anglers are taking fish on minnows and jigs. Bass have also moved into shallow areas and around the points. Fish can be taken on a variety of baits around shoreline cover. Bluegill action has also been good on crickets and wax worms. Catfish anglers are reporting good success on cut bait, leeches, stink baits and minnows.

Baldwin Lake

Largemouth bass have slowed. Bluegills are biting on worms in 6 to 8 feet of water. Crappie and catfish fishing has been fair.

Carlyle Lake

Crappies and catfish best. Catfish taking cut shad and shad guts off rocks by Keysport. Crappies biting on minnows, jigs, tube jigs by Hazlet State Park. Sauger hit and miss, if they can be found. White bass are said to be hungry for jigs. Bluegill fishing is fair on worms.

Pinckneyville Lake

Largemouth bass action has slowed. Bluegills are biting on worms in 6 to 8 feet of water. Crappies and catfish fishing has been fair.

Kinkaid Lake

Muskie fishing improving on Rat-L-Traps, twitch minnows, spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Bluegills fair to good on crickets, waxworms, medium worms, red wigglers and night crawlers in outer edges of weedbeds. Catfish fair to good on night crawlers, cut shad, crickets. Largemouth action slow to fair, best with jig and pig around deep submerged tree tops or laydowns. Also use plastic lizards, keep driving crankbaits. White bass also taking crappie minnows, small crankbaits, small diving crankbaits. Walleyes are taking deep diving crankbaits or jig and minnow combos by the rip-rap areas or the dam.

Lake of Egypt

Bass action has been fair to good. Crappie action has been improving. Anglers are taking fair numbers of fish. Some anglers are still catching fish with eggs. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. Most crappies are still holding in shallow water. Catfish action is slow.

Little Grassy

Crappies have been biting on minnows, mostly in cover in about 15 to 20 feet of water. Bass action has improved but remains slow. Plastic worms have worked best. Bluegills are running small and biting on late-season grasshoppers and worms.

Rend Lake

Catfish are the best bet. Fish are being caught on nightcrawlers, shrimp and leeches. The best action has been around stumps in shallow areas. Crappie action has been fair at best although fish have begun the migration to buck brush. There are some reports of bluegills being caught in ponds around the lake. Bass are moving shallow. The bluegill bite has been slow.
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